j&lgray
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- Joined
- Nov 28, 2008
- Messages
- 644
- Fluid Motion Model
- C-28
- Vessel Name
- Trilogy
Winter has finally faded away in the Pacific Northwest, except in the mountains, and though we use the Laurie Ann year round, we are working the list of springtime maintenance chores. In addition to:
a. changing the zincs on the trim tabs and the propeller,
b. replacing the Racor and Yanmar fuel filters,
c. checking and topping off the flooded batteries with distilled water,
d. buffing out the scratches and waxing the hull,
e. inspecting the belt, and
f. general poking your head in every space and looking for issues
I was cleaning the cockpit drain screens [they pop right out by using an awl or a nail] when I decided to flush the hoses with fresh water. Wow! Out came clumps of crud. Enough of that would have reduced the ability to drain water out of the scrubbers.
Since I was there with a hose, I decided to test the bilge pump. Failure! Pump ran but no water came out of the hull fitting. Cleaned the debris screen inside the pump housing. Very easy to do, just unsnap the bottom half of the housing from the pump body and there is the screen. [The Laurie Ann's pump was upgraded to a Rule 1100]. Left the hose off of the pump and tried again and the spray and volume was great.
For the holding tank, we put in a 1/2 cup of liquid laundry detergent and 1/2 cup of Calgone water softener and almost fill the tank with fresh water. Then trailer the boat to the ramp, run it around, letting the solution agitate around inside the tank. Pump it out and all kinds of unspeakable mass and odors leave. Sometimes, two applications are necessary to get the sludge off the sides of the tank.
What else are you doing?
a. changing the zincs on the trim tabs and the propeller,
b. replacing the Racor and Yanmar fuel filters,
c. checking and topping off the flooded batteries with distilled water,
d. buffing out the scratches and waxing the hull,
e. inspecting the belt, and
f. general poking your head in every space and looking for issues
I was cleaning the cockpit drain screens [they pop right out by using an awl or a nail] when I decided to flush the hoses with fresh water. Wow! Out came clumps of crud. Enough of that would have reduced the ability to drain water out of the scrubbers.
Since I was there with a hose, I decided to test the bilge pump. Failure! Pump ran but no water came out of the hull fitting. Cleaned the debris screen inside the pump housing. Very easy to do, just unsnap the bottom half of the housing from the pump body and there is the screen. [The Laurie Ann's pump was upgraded to a Rule 1100]. Left the hose off of the pump and tried again and the spray and volume was great.
For the holding tank, we put in a 1/2 cup of liquid laundry detergent and 1/2 cup of Calgone water softener and almost fill the tank with fresh water. Then trailer the boat to the ramp, run it around, letting the solution agitate around inside the tank. Pump it out and all kinds of unspeakable mass and odors leave. Sometimes, two applications are necessary to get the sludge off the sides of the tank.
What else are you doing?
